2.4 GHz Class-E power amplifier with transmission-line harmonic terminations

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-272

  Mury, T ^a   Fusco, V F ^a   Cantu, H ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS E; CLASS-E AMPLIFIER; CLASS-E POWER AMPLIFIERS; DC SUPPLY VOLTAGE; DESIGN PROCEDURE; DESIGN TECHNIQUE; DEVIATION ERRORS; DRAIN EFFICIENCY; GAAS MESFET; HARMONIC TERMINATION; MAGNITUDE ERROR; MODULATED SIGNAL; OUTPUT POWER; PHYSICAL LAYOUT; POWER GAINS; PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION; SWITCHING DEVICES; THIRD HARMONIC; TRANSMISSION-LINE;

BLUETOOTH; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DC POWER TRANSMISSION; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 50249156729     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map:20060133     Document Type: Article

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